Granollers/Lopez Oust Mirny/Nestor In Toronto – Rogers Cup

Written by: Staff on 11th August 2012

Granollers/Lopez Oust Mirny/Nestor In Toronto - Rogers Cup

epa03146726 Marc Lopez of Spain in action with countryman Rafael Nidal (not pictured) during their match wtih Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski of Poland in the Mens' Double semi-final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis in Indian Wells, California, USA, 15 March 2012. EPA/MICHAEL NELSON |

Eighth seeds Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez upset top seeds Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup on Saturday in Toronto.

The Spaniards won 80 per cent of their service points, saving all three break points they faced to seal the win in 72 minutes. Mirnyi was denied his 600th career match win in his first opportunity to attain the milestone.

Granollers and Lopez are chasing their third team title of the season, highlighted by their triumph at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Rome (d. Kubot/Tipsarevic). They also captured the trophy in Gstaad.

For a place in the final, Granollers and Lopez will play fourth seeds Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau.

Topics: Canadian tennis news, Daniel Nestor, Marc Lopez, Marcel Granollers, Max Mirnyi, Rogers Cup2012, Toronto tennis news